I am taking flagyl for a infection caught in the hospital C-fids?

I am on my second series of flagyl as the symptoms came back. Now my neck is so stiff that I can hardly move it. I saw this listed as a side effect of Flagyl. I'm scared of stopping the flagyl because then I have to take the Vancomycin which is so expensive. I so hate having to return to diarrhea or pay $2000. for Vancomycin, How common is neck pain and will it go away eventually while taking flagyl.

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The infection you picked up in the hospital is called C. diff and it is very serious and can be very hard to get rid of, so be very careful about missing any doses of your meds. Neck pain is listed as a severe side effect of Flagyl and one that you should consult your doctor for right away. Don't delay, and don't stop the Flagyl until your doctor says to - you want to have the Vancomycin ready so this bug doesn't grow in power. This bug can be deadly so please be careful! Beg, borrow - I won't tell you to steal, but please don't let money be a factor in taking the Vancomycin. Vancomycin and Flagyl are the only two meds that this bug responds to. Please call your doctor about your neck. See side effects of Flagyl here: https://www.drugs.com/sfx/flagyl-side-effects.html

I asked my doctor (Internest) when I saw her yesterday, if neck pain (unbearable) was a side affect of Flagyl. She's usually very sweet, but this time she was quite terse and said, "No! Flagyl is the best medication for C-diff and I was to continue it for 14 days." She told me to massage it and put a heat pad on it ... which dah! I had already tried without any relief. Tomorrow I have an appointment with my G.I. doctor so I will take the "flagl-side-effects" and show it to him. If he takes me off of the meds and puts me on the Vancomycin, I will just try to find a compound drug company. Does anyone know of one I could send a prescription too.

I've never quite forgotten that in 2006, I had a breast lump and I asked my previous doctor if she could have the lump aspirated." She had almost the same identical response; she said, "No! My mammogram taken 6 months before shows I have no cancer." It turns out I had stage 3 cancer which had then gone into my lymph glands! She left the practice shortly after this and the doctor I have now took her place. Scary!

Today my 41 year old daughter was diagnosed with breast cancer and I'm trying desperately to get cured so I can be there when they remove her lump (1.2 mm ... no chemo) and take out the sentinel node.